Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d2a3f65a719076b0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

12.0 KB
MD5: b603739f4af5a88319f7a2011224cb38 SHA-1: 205a14df58670ec2f1735112055b5d20cd27b977 SHA-256: d2a3f65a719076b0890004d9e477b0990bb53d6eecd01bc1554d1b3472f2adbf
146 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits CVE-2007-5659 via the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' function. Static analysis recovered deobfuscated JavaScript streams (legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js), indicating the script's purpose is to download and execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35903' further confirms its malicious nature.

Heuristics 6

  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35903 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35903
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
860eae5f96eb426380281c575a089242b50523bbb4bbb8dd765e582cd9c07d2e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 294 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
15ac6088c2e8ad8749f30c4cb07254c69a72a6f94701c46da4a65026607d5ef5
deobfuscated-js z-percent hex-pair decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2E8 5039 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
60ef769cc866a578c4d5ab8c8c4603f7ecf911767e9cd3272dfaf1091a79a6ee
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2E8 12114 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).